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The Class Of '57:The Statler Brothers. Album - Country Music:Then And Now - #7 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY Records in 1972. INTRO: E Abm Gbm B #1.

^ETommy's selling ^Abmused cars ^DbmNancy's fixing ^Ehair. ^AHarvey runs a grocery store and ^GbMargaret doesn't ^Bcare. ^EJerry drives a ^Abmtruck for Sears and ^DbmCharlotte's on the ^Emake. And ^APaul sells life insurance and ^Bpart-time real ^Eestate.

#2.

^EHelen is a ^Abmhostess ^DbmFrank works at the ^Emill. ^AJanet teaches grade school and ^Gbprobably always ^Bwill. ^EBob works for the ^Abmcity and ^DbmJack's in lab re^Esearch. And ^APeggy plays organ at the ^BPresbyterian ^EChurch.

CHORUS:

And the ^Aclass of '57 had its ^Edreams. Oh, we ^Dbmall thought we'd change the world with ^Gbour great works and ^Bdeeds. Or ^Amaybe we just thought the world would ^Echange to ^Abmfit our ^Dbmneeds. The ^Aclass of '^B57 had its ^Edreams.

#3.

^FBetty runs a ^Amtrailer park ^DmJan sells Tupper^Fware. ^BbRandy's on an insane ward ^GMary's on wel^Cfare. ^FCharlie took a ^Amjob with Ford, ^DmJoe took Freddie's ^Fwife. ^BbCharlotte took a millionaire and ^CFreddie took his ^Flife.

#4.

^FJohn is big in ^Amcattle, ^DmRay is deep in ^Fdebt. ^BbWhere Mavis finally wound up is ^Ganybody's ^Cbet. ^FLinda married ^AmSonny Brenda ^Dmmarried me. And ^Bbthe class of all of us is ^Cjust a part of ^Fhistory.

CHORUS:

And the ^Bbclass of '57 had its ^Fdreams. But ^Dmliving life day to day is ^Gnever like it ^Cseems. ^BbThings get complicated when ^Fyou get ^Ampast eigh^Dmteen. But the ^Bbclass of '^C57 had its ^Fdreams.^Dm

OUTRO:

The ^Bbclass of '^C57 had its ^Fdreams.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

The Statler Brothers - Class of 57